Brigadier General Robert Swartwout was an American military officer, merchant, alderman, and Navy agent of New York City.
14 Facts About Robert Swartwout
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Robert Swartwout was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, the son of the American Revolutionary War military veteran Captain Abraham Swartwout and descendant of Tomys Swartwout.
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Robert Swartwout was a loyal friend and supporter of Aaron Burr.
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Robert Swartwout shot Richard Riker, a supporter of Alexander Hamilton, in the leg in a duel on November 14,1803.
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Robert Swartwout was the second-born, and ultimately had four brothers and one sister.
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Robert Swartwout began his military career in the War of 1812 as militia colonel at New York Harbor from August to November 1812.
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Robert Swartwout commanded the 4th Brigade in the campaign of 1813 on the St Lawerence.
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War of 1812, Quartermaster General Robert Swartwout dispatched the letter to Major General and later 9th President of the United States William Henry Harrison, June 2,1813 announcing the American victory at the Second Battle of Sackett's Harbor on May 29,1813.
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Robert Swartwout resumed his merchant career and acquired a charter on January 28,1820, to start the New Jersey Salt Marsh Company with his brothers John and Samuel.
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In 1818, Robert Swartwout was appointed as naval agent for New York City.
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Robert Swartwout served in local politics as an alderman in Ward Five.
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On January 7,1808, Robert Swartwout married Margaret Bradford Dunscomb, in New York City, New York.
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Robert Swartwout was buried across the street in the Matthew Livingston Davis family vault at Trinity Churchyard.
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Robert Swartwout had a seat on the Board of Aldermen from the third ward at the time of his death.